The legislative process begins with the Senate leader laying out the parameters of the voter ID bill.

Sen. Phil Berger, the top leader in
the N.C. Senate, says any new law requiring voters to show
identification at the polls should include a photo ID requirement. 

“It
does not have to be a drivers license as far as I’m concerned,” Berger
said. “For me, there are two requirements. One, that it’s a photograph
— a government issued some sort of photograph. And two, that the bill
will meet the constitutional standards that have been laid down.”